I interupt this program for Endorsements - Lights & Embrocation

Winston's Brand
Embrocation - I bought this at the Indianapolis, Indiana Brookside OVCX race. He hooked me up on the price and so I got two different blends. The "Brookside Blend" was a custom made blend the actual night before the race (Saturday Dec 4) and was mixed to the projected race day temperature.

I am yet to try it out, as I didn't want to mess with routine the last series race of OVCX. I will however give it a go this weekend at the last Cap City Cross race at Lobdell Reserve.

Amoeba Lights
These are handmade in Colorado and are sick bright and just about $220 dollars.
2x Cree XP-G R5 LED's (spot beam pattern) - ~600 lumens total output regulated at 800ma. Single mode – on/off anodized aluminum housing (matte silver, bright silver, or dark bronze) Optical grade Lexan front cover, rubber switch cover, Trail Tech connectors, waterproof cable gland 7.4V 2400mAh rechargeable Li-Ion Battery w/ 1.2 amp smart fast charger
Trail Tech jumper cable ~3 1/2 hours runtime - ~3 hour charge time with a total weight of 159 grams (plus $10 Priority shipping) for 1 light head, battery, smart charger, charger adapter cable. I don't own one, but read and heard from others, they are amazing lights.


Magic Shine Lights

I have had this light for over a year now, and it is nothing short of amazing. It looks like just short of a BMW motorcycle running down the road on my bicycle handlebars. I recently purchased the rear red/flashing light to tie into my existing Magic Shine headlamp and battery, I was supplied a short 'Y' Cable to tie it all together.
This tail light is about the brightest thing I have ever seen and with the headlamp it's one of the meanest combo's out there for night riding and commuting. I think it you rode trails a ton at night, I would buy two of the magic shine lights, one for helmet, one for the bar and two batteries. These original batteries are small enough and light enough to strap to the top of your helmet. One night I was riding with another two friends on our local bike path back in September and this woman grabbed her husband by the arm and yanked him off the path, and yelled out "CAR" she thought three of us were a car just driving down the local bike path. Proof, these work and are that bright.
Unfortunatly, there is a shortage right now on batteries for any current MagicShine lights - GeoManGear.com is working to find a solution. Oddly enough my battery works fine and continues to charge and work properly.